Elements of therapeutic research structure

Forschende Komplementarmedizin und Klassische Naturheilkunde

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 5-12

  Ziegler, R ^a  

^a Institut Hiscia   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bias; Causality; Clinical trial; Cohort study; Confounding; Effect modification; Research design; Validity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH;

EID: 4644331887     PISSN: 14247364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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